<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Zinc acetate was used as a starting material to prepare Zn-solutions from solvents and ligands with different boiling temperature. The ZnO thin films were prepared on Si(1 0 0) substrates by spin-coating method. The effect of baking temperature and boiling temperature of the solvents and ligands on their morphologies and orientation was investigated. The solvents and ligands with high boiling temperature were favorable for relaxation of mechanical stress to form the smooth ZnO thin films. As the solvents and ligands with low boiling temperature were used to prepare Zn-solutions, the prepared ZnO thin films showed (0 0 2) preferred orientation. As n-propanol, 2-methoxyethanol, 2-(methylamino)ethanol and monoethanolamine were used to prepare Zn-solutions, highly (0 0 2)-oriented ZnO thin films were formed by adjusting the baking temperature.</p></abstract>

Zinc acetate was used as a starting material to prepare Zn-solutions from solvents and ligands with different boiling temperature. The ZnO thin films were prepared on Si(1 0 0) substrates by spin-coating method. The effect of baking temperature and boiling temperature of the solvents and ligands on their morphologies and orientation was investigated. The solvents and ligands with high boiling temperature were favorable for relaxation of mechanical stress to form the smooth ZnO thin films. As the solvents and ligands with low boiling temperature were used to prepare Zn-solutions, the prepared ZnO thin films showed (0 0 2) preferred orientation. As n-propanol, 2-methoxyethanol, 2-(methylamino)ethanol and monoethanolamine were used to prepare Zn-solutions, highly (0 0 2)-oriented ZnO thin films were formed by adjusting the baking temperature.

(0 0 2)-oriented growth and morphologies of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method

Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering

Materials Science-Poland

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Zinc acetate was used as a starting material to prepare Zn-solutions from solvents and ligands with different boiling temperature. The ZnO thin films were...

(0 0 2)-oriented growth and morphologies of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Sep 21, 2016

Page range: 555 - 563

Received: Nov 02, 2015

Accepted: Jun 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0076

Keywords
ZnO thin film, sol-gel method, boiling temperature, Linearization, orientation, morphology

© 2016 Dongyun Guo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

(0 0 2)-oriented growth and morphologies of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Sep 21, 2016

Page range: 555 - 563

Received: Nov 02, 2015

Accepted: Jun 02, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0076

KeywordsZnO thin film, sol-gel method, boiling temperature, Linearization, orientation, morphology

© 2016 Dongyun Guo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
ZnO thin film, sol-gel method, boiling temperature, Linearization, orientation, morphology